July 3, 2008 / Rutland News

As part of Rutland's Fourth of July celebration, the Rutland Fire Brigade will put on a chicken barbecue on Thursday, July 3, from 4:30 p.m. until sell-out. $9 per person. Advance tickets at the fire station. The parade starts at 2 p.m. More...

The Rutland Friends of the Council on Aging will host a celebrity pancake breakfast fundraiser and bake sale on Friday, July 4, 7 a.m.-noon at the Rutland Community Center, 53 Glenwood Road. $6 per person, children under 4 free All are welcome. More...

Youngsters put their best foot forward in the children's leg of the annual Doc Thayer Road Race on Sunday. The road race was just one of several events held over the weekend that kicked-off Rutland's famous Fourth of July festivities. More...

KICK-OFF: Rutland's Fourth of July celebrations got off to a start over the weekend. Clockwise from top: There's no mistaking the nationality of this little girl (and her doll). Runners hustle in the annual Doc Thayer Road Race. More...

The Knitting for Peace group, sponsored by the Friends of the Rutland Public Library, is seeking new and experienced knitters to join the group Thursday nights, 6-8 p.m., in the Rutland Library's Historical Room. More...